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Course Catalog 1998/99


Computer Science, Electrical Engineering

SMD102 Computer Security 6.0 ECTS credits

TIMEPERIOD:
IV

LANGUAGE:English/Swedish

EXAMINER
David Carr Univ lekt


PREREQUISITES
Passed SMD011/SMD012/SMD038 Imperative Programming and MAM053/MAM65 Discrete Mathematical Structures or similar.

COURSE AIM
The focus of the course is on to give the student a detailed overview of problems, methods and solutions within the area of computer security. The student will have good knowledge in cryptography and authentication when the course is completed.

CONTENTS
Basic and advanced cryptography, applications and algorithms (with public and secret key); authentication; hash-functions; secure e-mail; secure transactions; digital money; basic introduction to firewalls.

TEACHING
The teaching consists of lectures, compulsory home-assignments and student-seminars.

EXAMINATION
Written exam with differentiated grades. Compulsory assignments.
COURSE GRADE SCALE: U,3,4,5

ITEMS/CREDITS
Writen exam 6.00ECTS

COURSE LITTERATURE
"Security in Computing", C. Pfleeger, ISBN 0-13-337486-6, Prentice Hall.


Further information: Peter Parnes

Valid for school year 1998/99.
Current version this school year:http://www.luth.se/stuka

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Last edited 1998-12-18